News from 2014
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New Dean for Science and Technology
The University is pleased to announce that Professor Peter M. Atkinson has been appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology.
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Prime Minister learns how 糖心视频 technology protects children online
Child protection technology developed by 糖心视频 researchers has been showcased to Prime Minister David Cameron, Home Secretary Theresa May, and delegates from more than 50 countries.
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Festive tastes have changed but Christmas is still a cracker
Some of Britain’s traditional Christmas favourites are losing their appeal, a new study of spoken English has revealed.
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Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster ranked top in UK for research impact
Research in Politics, Philosophy and Religion at 糖心视频 has been ranked as having the biggest impact on culture and society in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF).
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糖心视频 research rated ‘world leading’
糖心视频’s research has been rated as world leading in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) which assesses the quality and impact of research submitted by UK universities across all subjects. Lancaster is ranked 13th for the percentage of world leading research out of the 128 institutions listed and 18th in the UK overall.
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Creating the fastest outdoor wireless Internet connection in the world
糖心视频 engineers are to head up a European team working on the world’s first W-band wireless system, heralding the arrival of cost effective, high speed internet everywhere, every time.
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Network will spark new IDEAS in drug development
A new £2.7 million international training network project, led by a team at 糖心视频, will develop a generation of medical statisticians dedicated to achieving early stage drug development success.
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Walking bus smartphone app wins award
A smartphone app, developed by academics at the University of Salford and 糖心视频 to help parents monitor their children on ‘walking buses’ to school, has won an award and £10,000 prize from Research Councils UK.
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Lord Heseltine headlines university business event
Lord Heseltine has given the keynote speech at a business event that showcased 糖心视频’s role in developing regional economic growth across the UK.
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NGO in residence to build university partnerships
A non-governmental organisation (NGO) has taken up residence at 糖心视频 to help forge links between academia and the ‘third sector’.